Board-pulling tool



J. M. PEDERSON. BOARD PULLING TOOL.

'wmcmon FILED MAY 23. 1921.

1,415,693. Patented MayQ',1922.

JOHN M. PEDERSQN, OF NOME, NORTH DAKOTA.

To all whom it may concern citizen of the United States of America, residing at Nome, in the county of Barnes and State of North Dakota, has invented new and useful Improvements in Board- Pulling Tools, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient means, aifording a considerable leverage for detaching or stripping flooring, roofing and siding board and the like from the scantling, oists, 'studding and the like and for removing the spikes or nails by which such boards,strips and like objects are secured to the framing timbers, under conditions imposing the minimum effort upon the operator and involving the minimum risk of mutilating, breaking, splitting or otherwise rendering the timber unfit for sub-sequent use; and with this object in view the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the tool. I Figure 2 is a side view of the same. Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view of the angle of the tool.

The apparatus consists essentially of an operating lever 10 forming a handle and provided at one end with a foot 11 preferably formed as an extension of the lever substan tially at right angles thereto, and a claw head 12 pivotally mounted upon the lever near the angle between the body portion of the lever and the foot, said angle preferably be ing rounded as indicated at 13 to form a fulcrum or bearing element upon which the tool may be rocked. The pivot 141 of the claw head is preferably carried by a spring tongue 15 attached as at 16 to the lever and adapted to extend throughthe shank 17 of the claw head and engage a suitable opening 18 in the lever said tongue affording a means of holding the pin in place and of permitting the withdrawal of the pin to release or disengage the claw head.

The claw head is provided at one end with a nail or spike claw 19 and'at the other end with a poll 20 having a shouldered inner side as shown at 21 adapted for engagement over the edge ofa board or strip to permit of applying a pulling strain transversely up on the board with relation to a scantling or V I Specification of L tters Patent. m May 9, Application filed May 23,

noannrtrnnrne TOOL.

1921. Serial No. 471,540. 7

teringOpeningsQ and 24 formedrespec tively 1n the foot 11' and the extension ll z In removing boards of frame timber they maybe started for example by placing the inner edge of the foot against the inner surface of the board or the surface thereof which is away from the operator, hooking said foot over-the edge ofthe board, in other words placing the outer surface of the head against the timber or scantling and then drawing upward upon the handle end of the lever, after which the poll end, of theclaw head may be engaged over the edge of the board with the outer edge of the footin contact with the surface of the board toward the operator whereupon a downward pressure applled to the handleend of thelever will serve to'dra-w the board away from the stud-ding while the buckling or splitting of the board is the foot.

In this way the board may be removed from the scantling or maybe removed sufficientlyto permit of forcing it back toward prevented by the pressure of the studding to expose the heads of the securing nails or spikes to permit of engagement thereof by the. claw 19 on the head whereupon such nails or spikes may be completely withdrawn to release the board.

Having described thehinventioi'l, what is I claimed as new and useful is 1. A tool for the a lever forming at vided at the other end with a transversely extending bearing foot, and a claw head pivotally mounted for swinging movement upon the lever adjacent to the angle between the body portion thereof and said'foot.

2. A tool for the purpose indicated having a lever forming at one end a. handle and pro:

vided at the other end with a transversely extending bearing foot, and a claw head pivotally mounted for swinging movement upon the lever adjacent to the angle between'the body portion thereof and said foot, a channeled foot extension being detachably engaged with said'foot. v

3. A tool for the purpose'indicated having purpose indicated having 1 one end a handle and prov stud to which it may be nailed or spikechtlie I Be it known that JoHN M. Pnnnnson, a

a lever forming at one end a handle and prodded at the other end with atransversely extending bearing foot, and a claw head pivotally mounted for swinging movement upon the lever adjacent to the angle between the body portion thereof and said foot, the claw head having a poll end provided with an inner abrupt shoulder for engaging a board interposed between the same and the outer surface of the foot.

i. A tool for the purpose indicated having a lever forming at one end a handle and provided at the other end with a transversely extending bearing foot, and a claw head pivotally mounted for swinging movement upon the lever adjacent to the angle between the body portion thereof and said foot, the angle between the body portion and foot of the lever being rounded to form a fulcrum or rocking bearing.

5. A tool for the purpose indicated having a lever forming at one end a handle and provided at the other end with a transversely extending bearing foot, and a. claw head pivotally mounted for swinging movement upon the lever adjacent to the angle between the body portion thereof and said foot, the angle between the body port-ion and "foot of the lever being rounded to form a fulcrum or rocking bearing and the head being provided with a pulling shoulder opposed to said tulcrum or hearing.

6. A tool for the purpose indicated having a lever forming at one end a handle and provided at the other end with a transversely extending bearing foot, and a claw head pivotally mounted for swinging movement upon the lever adjacent to the angle between the body portion thereof and said foot, said head having a shank provided with a pivot pin opening, and the pivot pin being carried by a spring tongue secured to the lever for yieldingly holding the pin in head engaging position.

In testimony whereof he aflixes his signature.

JOHN M. PEDEBSON. 

